Which observation would best support the claim that this organism was a transitional form between amphibians and fish?

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Scientists discovered a 375-million-year-old fossil in Canada. The diagram shows the top and side views of the fossil.

 

Which observation would best support the claim that this organism was a transitional form between amphibians and fish?

  • A.
  • The fossil is larger than most modern amphibians, but smaller than most ancient fish.
  • B.
  • The fossil has some body structures that are homologous to amphibians and some body structures that are homologous to fish.
  • C.
  • The fossil has some body structures that are analogous to amphibians and some body structures that are vestigial.
  • D.
  • The fossil was discovered near a lake, which shows that the organism needed water to reproduce, as do amphibians and fish.
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